Another example of the dangers of Twitter

This story ran in today's Miami Herald:

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/story/1078584.html

Wonder what "Miss Lovely And Talented" would think about this.

 

This has always been my biggest concern regarding journalism's use of the communication explosion. How do you know anyone is who they say they are? That goes for everything from e-mails and texts to Twitter and Facebook.

 

I love how the golden rule is to not use e-mailed quotes unless absolutely necessary, and yet Facebook and MySpace and Twitter updates are published without second thought.

We were duped!!!!! There's a picture of Chad and everything!!!!

 

I think the title should be "Another example of the dangers of stupidity."

Seriously.

 

Tony La Russa's suing Twitter because someone set up an account saying it was him and posted updates about the Cardinals. Profanity-laced, I can only assume.

If you really want to imitate La Russa, you'll need to change your Twitter message six times in the eighth inning, just because you're that goddamned smart.

 

This made me smile

 

Twitter can useful if used correctly. Newspapers can establish a following and tweet something like "Local man found dead in apartment, city's 31st homicide. Read more in today's Podunk Times."

Sure there are imposters for athletes, celebrities, etc., but Twitter isn't evil. It's part of the future of journalism, not necessarily the whole thing. There's nothing newspapers can do to stop that.

 

I thought about something along those lines, but I've been accused in the past of coming up with confusing titles so I wanted to be more straight forward this time around. Although I haven't checked the Wiki Dictionary yet to see if Twitter is listed as a synonym under "Stupidity."

 

I don't have a major beef with Twitter. But it is a new means for stupid people to prove it to the world.

 

Were the authorities able to apprehend the impostor drunk, asleep behind a wheel of an SUV at an intersection?

 

You have to be extremely careful with Twitter. It can be a nice tool, for event notices and game updates and etc.

I know our following has expanded because of it, simply because it's the latest craze and people realize we aren't completely old school.